Two Major Admin Control Updates for Copilot and Agent Management

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At Ignite Microsoft showcased and talked about two new admin controls for Copilot and Agents. These controls drew a significant amount of attention for their potential to simplify management and strengthen governance across Copilot experiences and AI agents. These capabilities are now emerging in preview, offering administrators early access to improved insights, expanded control surfaces, and more secure operational foundations. Copilot Overview Page Refresh in Microsoft 365 Admin Center First off is the redesigned landing page for Copilot in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC), giving admins an at-a-glance view of the Copilot journey across Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot. This update  centralizes critical insights and success metrics, helping organizations accelerate adoption and maintain security posture. The refreshed page introduces success metrics such as Chat active users, assisted hours for licensed users, and satisfaction rate. Each Copilot pillar now includes multi‑...

Reminder: End of support for Classic Teams + New Teams support all account types

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End of support: Here is a quick reminder to switch to the new Teams if you have not done so yet. End of support is just around the corner, and users will get a pop-up notification when support ends. Current date for end of support is July 1st 2024, but the client will be available for another year, until July 1st 2025. There are some exceptions to this timeline, and they are all documented here: (Link) This would apply to users of VDI infrastructure and unsupported operating systems (Out of date).

All account types supported: One of the benefits of the new client is the support of all account types. Users no longer need one client for business users, and another client for private Teams accounts (Teams for life). The new client will support all account types, and this feature is currently rolling out according to the following roadmap item.